Gayaji, July 9 -- At least two people were burnt alive and another sustained severe burn injuries after a car crashed into a truck and caught fire on the Dobhi-Patna four-lane highway near Sijua village under the Bodh Gaya police station area in Gayaji district past midnight.
Police said here on Thursday that a ten-wheeler truck loaded with fertiliser was attempting to enter the four-lane highway from the service road by moving in the wrong direction.
At the same time, a speeding car travelling from Dobhi towards Patna lost control and rammed into the truck's diesel tank on the right side.
The impact was so severe that the diesel tank ruptured, triggering a massive fire that engulfed both vehicles. Within moments, the flames consumed the...